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Research in Leiria

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Leiria, Portugal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Instituto Politécnico de Leiria.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.2k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
10.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1967-2026
60 years on the record
Leiria

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Leiria?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Instituto Politécnico de LeiriaUniversity 3,840 #2,026
2Instituto Superior de Línguas e AdministraçãoUniversity 346 #21,241 all time
3GECO (Portugal)Company 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Leiria work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Leiria is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 538 fractional works · 35.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 230 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 87 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 51 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 123 fractional works · 8.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 26 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 89 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 52 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 425 fractional works · 28.2% of its workMedicine: 327 fractional works · 21.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 42 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 23 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 78 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 422 fractional works · 28.0% of its workEngineering: 161 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 114 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 70 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 25 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 121 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAquatic Science: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeiria1,507fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences23015.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1238.1%
    3. Psychology895.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities523.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance291.9%
    6. Decision Sciences151.0%
    1. Medicine32721.7%
    2. Health Professions785.2%
    3. Dentistry90.6%
    4. Nursing80.6%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering16110.7%
    2. Computer Science1147.5%
    3. Environmental Science704.6%
    4. Materials Science251.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences191.2%
    6. Mathematics161.1%
    7. Energy90.6%
    8. Chemistry40.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences553.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology412.7%
    3. Neuroscience171.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Leiria strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leiria is most concentrated in Marketing (3.9× the world share in Marketing).

  1. MarketingSubfield · 22.2 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.52× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 195 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.52×109 works
  2. Health Professions1.97×70 works
  3. Psychology1.95×80 works
  4. Dentistry1.28×8 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.26×49 works
  6. Medicine1.16×300 works
  7. Nursing1.14×8 works
  8. Social Sciences1.14×195 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.08×14 works
  10. Computer Science1.00×104 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×28 works
  12. Environmental Science0.91×61 works
  13. Mathematics0.89×14 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×50 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×16 works
  16. Energy0.72×9 works
  17. Engineering0.70×142 works
  18. Neuroscience0.67×15 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×36 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×2 works
  21. Materials Science0.45×21 works
  22. Veterinary0.42×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×5 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.34×2 works
  25. Chemistry0.18×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Leiria?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, COVID-19 Impact, Sustainable Tourism, Destination Image, Quality of Life, Tourist Satisfaction, Community Perceptions and Tourism Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability74▲ 2.0×59 topics
  2. Epidemiology65◆ 1.08×105 topics
  3. Deep Learning52◆ 1.01×61 topics
  4. Quality of Life49▲ 2.2×55 topics
  5. Mental Health42▲ 1.94×34 topics
  6. Public Health38▲ 1.74×41 topics
  7. Environmental Impact37▲ 1.45×34 topics
  8. Education35▲ 1.36×49 topics
  9. COVID-19 Impact34▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Economic Growth33▲ 2.7×16 topics
  11. Treatment33▲ 1.79×38 topics
  12. Social Media30▲ 1.47×24 topics
  13. Depression30▲ 2.3×18 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease29▲ 1.66×26 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior27▲ 2.9×11 topics
  16. Sustainable Tourism27▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Destination Image26▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Internet of Things26▲ 2.0×11 topics
  19. Tourist Satisfaction26▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis26▲ 2.9×17 topics
  21. Community Perceptions25▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Tourism Development25▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Anxiety24▲ 3.3×10 topics
  24. Social Support23▲ 2.9×19 topics
  25. Health Benefits23▲ 4.6×11 topics
  26. Prevalence22▲ 3.7×13 topics
  27. Well-being22▲ 3.8×13 topics
  28. Physical Activity21▲ 2.9×12 topics
  29. Environmental Management21▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing21▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction21▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. 3D Printing18▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Applications17▲ 4.2×3 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases16▲ 4.2×7 topics
  35. User-Generated Content16▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Consumer Engagement16▲ 8.7×1 topic
  37. Electronic Word-of-Mouth16▲ 8.7×1 topic
  38. Palliative Care14▲ 6.0×5 topics
  39. End-of-Life13▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Stress Management13▲ 8.3×5 topics

What research is done in Leiria?

Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 20 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 14 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…11Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…10Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 10 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 8 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…8Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 8 fractional worksCruise Tourism Development and Management: 7 fractional worksLinguistics and Education Research: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAutomotive EngineeringMarketing5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works
  6. 6 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 8 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 7 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 7 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Leiria20.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.2% in 2009.

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